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Edward Fox
Known for: ActingEdward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is the older brother of actor James Fox. He played the part of the professional assassin who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He is also known for his roles in Battle of Britain (1969), The Go-Between (1971), for which he won a BAFTA award, and The Bounty (1984). He also collaborated with director Richard Attenborough, appearing in his films Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Gandhi (1982). He portrayed Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) and appeared in the historical series Taboo (2017). In addition to film and television work, he has also garnered acclaim as a stage actor. In 2003, Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama.
Filmography 48
Lost in Space
as Businessman 
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks 
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine 
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal 
Gandhi
as General Dyer 
Daniel Deronda
as Sir Hugo Mallinger 
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Uncle Giles 
Gulliver's Travels
as General Limtoc 
Oliver Twist
as Mr Brownlow 
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham 
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie 
The Dresser
as Oxenby 
Edward and Mrs Simpson
as King Edward VIII 
Force 10 from Navarone
as Miller 
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley 
Lassie
as Hulton 
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich 
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Dr. Hauser 
Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk 
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock 
The Dresser
as Thornton 
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lane 
Prince Valiant
as King Arthur 
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde 
Robin Hood
as Prince John 
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham 
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham 
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli 
A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw 
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig 
Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner 
The Man from London
as Inspector Morrison (voice) 
The Big Sleep
as Joe Brody 
The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross 
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks 
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad 
The Republic of Love
as Richard 
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford 
Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor 
The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip 
A Feast at Midnight
as Father 
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton 
The Mind Benders
as Stewart (uncredited) 
The Squeeze
as Foreman 
An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham 
Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius 
The Frozen Dead
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)